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The Fourth of July 2024 – March to the Spirit of 1776
These ideas that they were – in the course of human events – ultimately fighting for in our following War of Independence were bigger than the despots, Redcoats, Hessians and other mercenaries deployed against us. We overcame this oppression and the Divine Right of Kings against long odds. Continue reading
CDK Cyberattacks Wound June US Light Vehicle Sales
“Although the industry has become accustomed to dealing with adversity in recent years, the CDK cyberattack was another curve ball that disrupted activity on a number of levels during June. Many dealers that use CDK’s software found it difficult to conduct normal business operations, although reports suggest that workarounds were found in many cases,” said David Oakley, Manager, Americas Sales Forecasts, GlobalData. Continue reading
Ex VP of KanRus Trading Guilty Exporting Avionics to Russia
Douglas Edward Robertson, 56, of Olathe, Kansas, the former vice president of KanRus Trading Company Inc., pleaded guilty yesterday for his role in a years-long conspiracy to circumvent U.S. export laws by filing false export forms with the U.S. government and, after Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. KanRus continued to sell and export sophisticated and controlled avionics equipment to customers in Russia without the required licenses from the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Justice Department said. The so-called Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB aka FSS) the main security agency of Russia, successor agency to the KGB of the Soviet Union also used KanRus. Continue reading
Posted in aviation, electronics, engineering, fools 'n frauds, people
Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, controlled avionics equipment, Douglas Edward Robertson, fbi, KanRus Trading Company Inc, Ken Zino, Matthew G. Olsen, Putin’s war on Ukraine, Russian FSB or FSS, Russian KGB, Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System
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Stellantis Adds Another $55 Million to Archer Aviation
“Few things rival the excitement of seeing a dream take flight. I applaud the innovation, expertise and hard work of the engineering and manufacturing teams from Stellantis and Archer,” said Carlos Tavares, Stellantis CEO. “With this additional investment in Archer, we remain on course for a future where freedom of mobility extends beyond today’s roads.” Continue reading
Posted in aviation, economy, electric vehicles, environment, milestones, mobility company, news analysis, transportation
Tagged Adam Goldstein, auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, carlos tavares, electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, eVTOL aircraft, Ken Zino, NYSE: ACHR, NYSE: STLA
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Ford Motor Recalls More than 550,000 F-150 Pickups
Ford Motor Company is recalling more than 550,000 2014 model F-150 vehicles, the National High Traffic Safety Administration said today. A loss of the signal between the transmission output shaft speed sensor and the powertrain control module can cause the transmission to unexpectedly downshift into first gear at any vehicle speed. A downshift to first gear without warning could result in a loss of vehicle control, obviously increasing the risk of a crash. Continue reading
First Gen Four BMW 1 Series Made in Leipzig
The first of the fourth-generation BMW 1 Series came off the production line at BMW Group Plant Leipzig today. BMW said it was a 120 model in Alpine White for a customer in Germany.* The new BMW 1 Series is due for market launch in October 2024. When first introduced in 2007, the 1-series was a successful bet that a small hatchback doesn’t need to equate to cheap. Continue reading
Honda CR-V Fuel Cell EV – $389 a Month!
Honda this week announced lease options for the 2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEV, America’s first production plug-in hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle. The zero-emissions compact CUV will be available in California starting 9 July, with three leasing options, at $389, $459, and $489 per month. This is a form of space age NASA advanced technology at Honda prices without the requisite trip to the moon, unless you have those views about California. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, electric vehicles, energy, environment, fuel economy or emissions, global warming, milestones, mobility company, new vehicle, news analysis
Tagged 2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEV 2025 Honda CR-V Fuel Cell Lease Pricing, auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, Hydrogen Fuel Credits, Ken Zino
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EVs, PHEVs Worse Than Gas Vehicles On Power 2024 IQS
“Proponents of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) often state these vehicles should be less problematic and require fewer repairs than gas-powered vehicles since they have fewer parts and systems. However, newly incorporated repair data shows BEVs, as well as plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), require more repairs than gas-powered vehicles in all repair categories. “Owners of cutting edge, tech-filled BEVs and PHEVs are experiencing problems that are of a severity level high enough for them to take their new vehicle to the dealership at a rate three times higher than that of gas-powered vehicle owners,” Hanley said. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, customer satisfaction, electric vehicles, electronics, manufacturing, mobility company, news analysis, quality, software defined vehicles, software defined vehicles
Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, Frank Hanley, J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Initial Quality StudySM, JDPower.com, Ken Zino
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May 2024 Car Sales Drop 3% in EU
Registrations of battery-electric (BEV) cars declined by 12% to 114,308. The total EV market share dropping to 12.5%. Belgium – now the third-largest market by volume for BEVs – and France were the only key markets to record growth, at 44.8% and 5.4%, respectively. Germany (-30.6%) and the Netherlands (-11.7%) had significant declines. From January to May, a total of 556,276 new battery-electric cars were registered. This is a 2% increase from the same period last, according to the ACEA trade group. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, economy, electric vehicles, marketing, news analysis, results, sales
Tagged acea, auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, Death of the diesel, EU May 2024 Cars Sales, European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, Ken Zino
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May 2024 Global Light Vehicle Sales Rate Up Slightly
“Key markets, China and the US, benefited from improved selling rates versus the previous month. In Europe, there was little change for the West of the region in its month-over-month (MoM) selling rate evolution. While Eastern Europe made progress, with the latter once again supported by recovery in Russia. In Japan, the selling rate declined notably as supply issues persist,” the GlobalData light-vehicles sales forecast team said. Continue reading
Stellantis Updates Circular Economy Initiatives at IARC
“Since the introduction of SUSTAINera, in 2022, we achieved very positive results in areas such as parts re-manufacturing, battery recycling and end-of-life vehicles”, said Alison Jones, Senior Vice President of Stellantis’ Global Circular Economy, who delivered a keynote presentation at International Automotive Recycling Congress (IARC), in Antwerp, Belgium. “We remain committed to our target to increase recycling revenues by ten times and achieve more than €2 billion in total circular economy revenues by 2030 – fully in line with Stellantis’ Dare Forward 2030 strategic plan.” Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, International Automotive Recycling Congress, Ken Zino, Loi AGEC, SUSTAINera, the Anti-Waste and Circular Economy French law AGEC, VALORAUTO
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Surprising Shifts in the 2024 American-Made Index
A Cars.com survey found more than half of in market car shoppers are willing to pay more for people, if it creates more U.S. jobs. The question is how much more are they willing to pay? And I’m happy to tell you that the answer is a lot more. Car shoppers cars.com surveyed said 56% are willing to pay more for a vehicle if it creates more U.S. jobs. Of those, 58% say they’re willing to pay an additional 10% considering the overall expense of vehicles. Consumers desire to support jobs in the US is something that automakers and dealers should be more aware of,” said Cars.com Editor-in-Chief Jenni Newman at an Automotive Press Association Briefing that AutoInformed was part of. Continue reading
Chinese Trade Wars – EU Adds High Tariffs on EV Imports
“Fair competition is good,” Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission President, recently said. “What we don’t like is when China floods our market with massively subsidized electric cars. And we have to tackle this, we have to protect our industry,” said von der Leyen. Like covid, trade wars with China, which has extremely competitive EV technologies and vehicles, are now a pandemic. The tariffs are subject to revision. And lobbying… Continue reading
Chinese Trade Wars – Exports Growing, Prices Dropping
Two very real problems are increasing for non-Chinese global automakers. First, is the penetration rate. This is the market share of the vehicles that are the future of the companies that will survive what is an historic reshaping of a global industry. Here, so-called New Electric Vehicles – [NEVs – battery electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids and range-extended electric vehicles combined] that have been heavy promoted, subsidized and pushed forward by the Chinese government are now accounting a 43% share in April, an historic high. The economies of scale are enormous and a clear Chinese competitive advantage. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, economy, electric vehicles, electronics, environment, global warming, manufacturing, marketing, mobility company, news analysis, public health, sales, software defined vehicles
Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, Biden Administration, Bidenomics, BYD Qin L, Chinese Trade Wars, consumer electronics, Global Data Analyst comment, GlobalData, internet of things, Ken Zino, Nan Zhang, Xiaomi
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Chinese Light Vehicle Market Recuperating In May
During May 2024, the Chinese Light Vehicle (LV) market showed a firm uptick with continuous structural optimization, according to an analysis and data released by the respected GlobalData consultancy.* Within the LV segment, Passenger Vehicle (PV) sales, influenced by the … Continue reading →